HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL BENIWAL
Judgment
Reportable
Judgment Reserved On : 23/03/2026
Pronounced On : 06/04/2026
By the Court (Per: Arun Monga, J)
D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1151/2023.
1. The issue raised by petitioner before us is qua the
enforceability of policy assurances made by the State in the
context of renewable energy promotion (solar power), and the
extent to which such assurances can be withdrawn, allegedly to
the detriment of petitioners/investors who have acted upon them.
2. The State of Rajasthan, with a view to promote solar energy,
introduced the Solar Policy, 2019, which, inter alia, assured
exemption from payment of electricity duty for a period of seven
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years from the date of commissioning of solar power plants.
Acting upon such representation, the petitioner made investments
in establishing its captive solar power project.